Signe Marie Rustad
It had been a long, inspiring and physically taxing day at Gamlebyen Loft in Oslo, near the end of The Influences’ visit to Norway, and ...
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![About [2025]](https://theinfluences.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-Influences-BTS-10-1024x768.jpg "About [2025]")
Tell me moreThe Influences is a music video project and YouTube channel that captures intimate live performances exploring the musical craft and key influences of some of the most compelling artists from around the globe.
Created and curated by Dutch journalist and filmmaker Matthijs van der Ven in 2008, The Influences has now filmed over 400 separate artists in many unique settings, creating a substantial musical archive of over 1200 videos.
Recent sessions
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Basciville
When Susan O’Neill is singing a couple of feet away, it’s pretty hard to notice anything else really. But even so, I remember being extremely ... -
Diederik Nomden
Diederik Nomden is one of those musicians every other musician respects. Dedicated to his craft, fluent on multiple instruments, a brilliant member for any band ... -
Peter Doran
Sometimes all it takes is one song. Whether it is a melody, arrangement, lyrics or a voice. Or in the case of Peter Doran’s Clockwork ... -
Jonas Alaska
His self-titled debut landed him three Spellemann Award nominations – Norway’s version of the Grammys, essentially – and since then Jonas Alaska has released six ... -
Himmelskip
They call it “cow-jazz.” Instrumental country by jazz musicians. Pedal steel guitar over dub rhythms. The sound of transcontinental railroads crossing fjords. Whatever you call ... -
John Smith
Twenty years in, and John Smith still carries himself like someone who has something to prove. Not to anyone or anything other than to the ... -
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Emily Scott Robinson
A week and a half ago, on Saturday November 1st, I once again made the trip North to the TakeRoot festival in Groningen, to film ...
News
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The Influences in 2025
This year, I’ve published 31 full sessions and over 100 videos on The Influences. Looking through my hard drives, I’ve more than that waiting to ... -
Support The Influences on Patreon
For the first time in our 17-year journey capturing intimate live performances, The Influences is opening its doors to community support through Patreon. Join me ...